His unemotionality. The way he speaks formally. His precise mannerisms. The way he always seems to be putting on a facade, like he’s an alien pretending to be human.

I don’t think he was intended to come across as autistic, he just vaguely seems like it.

The ones that come to mind:

• Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn 99
• Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory
• Mr Spock from Star Trek
• Gus Fring (maybe), Gale and Lydia from Breaking Bad
• Abed from Community

It’s not a bullshit rationalization, she’s absolutely right. And given her level of analysis, if her parents have a legit reason to ask her to fix her behavior they just have to say the actual thing instead of relying on trite bullshit.

That’s not what I said. I just said the cost was significant, because you said “at no cost”. I didn’t say I would never pay it.

Also, twice now you’ve relied on wild hyperbolic statements to make your point. If I may offer some advice - I think avoiding those is better online, as they makes your comments seem like emotional knee-jerk, which undermines your credibility.

The cost is dishonesty, which to me is significant.

A more generic and neutral way to make this distinction is low needs vs high needs (low need being roughly same as high functioning).

Many people get upset when claims are made about intelligence. This alternate naming sidestep the problem.